Construction of receptacles.



A. T. KRUSE. CONSTRUCTION OF REGBPTAGLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1908.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

UNITED sTATEs' PATENT oEEicE.

ALFRED T. KRUSE, OF DEFIA'NCE, O-IIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN STEEL,PACKAGE COMPANY, OF lEFANCE, OHIO, ACORPORATION OFOHIO.

CONSTRUCTION OF RECEP-TACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

|Application filed August 1, 1908. Serial No. 446,380.

Be itlinown that I, ALFRED T. KRUsE, a citizen df the United States,residing at De-v liance, in the county of Defiance and State ofOhioyhave invented certain new and use' larly to the construction ofmetallic barrels and similar vessels designed to carry fluids or othersubstances which necessitate a fluid or liquid-tight receptacle.

The invention relates more particularly to the form of the head andmethod of constructing, and means for securing the same, to the mainbody portion of the barrel or similar vessel, and uniting'the meetingedges thereof to form a fluid-tight barrel orpackage.

The primary object of the invention is to produce a generally-improvedvessel of this class, which may be completely drained of its contents byreason of the form of the improved head and its disposition relative tothe barrel body.

Withl these ends in view, the invention consists in the novelconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring `to the drawings, forming a part ofthis specication,-Figure 1,is a central longitudinal sectional'view of a metallic barrel,constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2, a view of thebung-head end of the same. Fig. 3, a view of the chime end of thebarrelbody, showing the form of same (preparatory to receiving the improvedhea vFig. 4, an enlarged detailed 'view of the beaded edge portion ofthe head asit appears secured within" the chime ofthe barrel body. Fig.5, a similar view showing the improved drain-openingbushing anddrain-pocket portion of the improved head.

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures ofthe drawings. Y

The barrel body `1, is preferably cylindrical in form, and, if desired,may be provided with a .pair of circumferential-outwardly-extendingtread-ribs or corrugations' n), arranged one on'each side of thelongitudinal center of the vessel, and designed to aford abearing-surface for rolling the same in transportation or storage. Thebarrel lbody is provided at its ends with annular Ishoulders 3,terminating in head-securing chime-welding-llanges 4, adapted to be bentor curled inwardly about the beaded edges of the barrel heads, andsecured thereto, as hereinafter described.

The heads 5, are of concavo--convex shape, and are so disposed withinthe barrel body as to form a concavo-faced head, and said heads areprovided with an annularbeading l formed by curling the edges inwardlyand over and about wire 7. One of the heads is provided, near one edge,with a drain pocket or recess 8, extending from one side of the head andinto the convex portion, and having its base or bottom portion 9, atright angles of the longitudinal axis ofthe barrel body. The base, orbottom portion 9, of said drainpocket or recess 1s provided with anopening 10, and abushing 11, is fit-ted and secured within said opening10, by being provided with an annular tapered weldingiange 12, adaptedto cover the metal about the opening 10, `and to be suitably weldedthereto by any suitable and convenient proccured in the opening 13. Thebushing 14,

is provided with a threaded opening 15, designed to form 'a vent-openingfor the inflow of air while the barrel is being drained of its contentsthrough the opening of the bushing 11.

The method of securing the barrel heads in the ends of the barrel bodyis as follows: The ends of the barrel are rst formed up so as to providethe annular shoulders 3, terminatlng in outstanding chime-weldingflanges4, as indicated in Fi 3, of the drawings, the shoulders 3, conJointlywith the outstanding flanges 4, forming an annular recess or seat forthe reception of the annular headings 6, of the heads 5. The flanges 4,are then bent inwardly upon the headings 6, forming a welding edge 4a,preferably, di-

rectly above the center of the headings 6.

known as autogenous Welding. The'beaded edges ofthe barrel heads arethus conveniently and securely secured at the chime end's of the barrelbody forming a perfect fluid or liquid-tight receptacle.

It'will also be observed that by reason of .the construction anddisposition of the outlet barrel head, the contents of the barrel orvessel may be readily and completely drained.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying draw'- ings, the construction and advantages of myinvention-Wilbe A readily understood.

` with annular shoulders having outstanding welding flanges bentinwardly and terminating in Welding edges above said shoulders, andheads having their edges curled inwardly forming annular beadingsresting Within and partially covered'by and Welded to v sa-id `welding'anges.: l

3. A barrel, vcomprising ai body provided at its endsv with, annularshoulders terminating in outstanding .head-securing'chime flangesandheads having their'edges curled about' a wire forming annularbeadings restf, ing on said annularshouldersand partially i covered vby-'and Welded to saidrvvelding- A barrelf,fcomprising `abodyf1'j1ovid-ed at its ends With. annular shoulders terminating in#outstanding semicylindrical shaped Welding flanges presenting inwardlyextending 'Welding edges, heads provided with annular headings restingon said shoulders and' partially covered and seated Within said Weldingflanges, and a Welding uniting said 'Welding edges to said beadings.

5. In a barrel, the combination With the body thereof; of a convexconcavo-faced head provided at one side with a depressed drain-pockethaving its bottom extending from one side of said head and at rightangles to the longitudinal axis of said body.

G. In a barrel, a convex concave-faced head provided with a drain-pocketextending into` its convex side from one edge thereof.

7. In a barrel, a convex concavo-faced head .provided With adrain-pocket extending from its convex side and provided With an openingflush with the bottom of said drain pocket, and a bushing mounted insaid opening and provided With an annular tapered flange 'Welded to saidhead about said opening.

8. In a barrel, or similar vessel, a main body portion, anda vconvexconcavo-facedhead secured thereto'and provided Withv al marginaldrain-pocket oE-set from the -co-` vex side of said head, and having itsbase or bottom portion extending from one side of said vessel and atright angles to the longitudinal axisof said main body portion.

' In testimony WhereofI have aixed my signature, presence of twoWitnesses.

Y v ALFRED T. KRUSE.

Witnesses: l

.l .Comas M. WILLooK, c E. J. l

